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P. R. O.
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Russell, William Tawbott, William Jaxsdn Thomas Kidds,
Nicholas Pawthampton, Edward Hall, Mathew Preist, Richard
Raymond, Richard Smith, William Freeman, William Jones
and Edward Griffin being the said Capt: Claiborne's servants
were all taken and disposed by the said Governor to the use
of the said Lord Baltamore.
Ad 35. Articulum dicit et deponit That he hath heard that
the said Evelin soone after the departure of the said Claiborne
for England did persuade the said Governor of Maryland to
goe to the Susquehanoughs, and that the said Evelin did lend
or give out of the Fort att the Ile of Kent (to the said Governor
of Maryland) two small peeces of Ordinance to goe against an
Hand there called Palmers Hand, where the said Claiborne had
planted, and that not long after the said Governor comeing to
the Fort and houses there erected (by the said Claiborne) did
displant the same and carried away all the men Neate Cattle
and hoggs unto Maryland with all the goods and household-
stuffe, whereby the said Claiborne is endamaged and hath lost
as this deponent beleeveth the valew of £1000 att the least.
Ad 36. Articulum dicit et deponit, That soe farr as this
deponent could know or understand, the said Captaine George
Evelin after he had by vertue of the said Cloberycs and Mur-
heads Commission or letter of Atturney taken possession of
the said Plantation, servants, goods and whatsoever belonged
to the said Clobery and Company in a Jointstocke as aforesaid,
he the said Evelin did neglect to order and oversee the same,
and to looke that the servants should be imploied to the best
profitt of the said Jointstocke, and did not provide victualls,
clothing and other necessaries for the said servants and Planta-
tion, as were requisite, which he might have done and obteined
(as this deponent beleeveth) and bought with the truckingstuffe
Men and Boates of the said Jointstocke, if he the said Evelin
had beene dilligent and careful to doe the same, Soe that this
deponent beleeveth that by the said Evelin's neglects and ill
carriage of the affaires of the said Plantation, and by bringing
the same under the Government of Maryland and receiving of
all the goods and servants and many other wayes by the said
Evelin's meanes The said Plantation and Jointstocke is damp-
nified as this deponent beleeveth to the valew of £3000 att
least, and that if £3000 were laid out and expended upon the
said Plantation, it will not make the same soe good as itt was at
the time when the said Evelin tooke possession thereof, and
further he beleeveth that by the said Evelin's Actions and ill
speeches and by all circumstances that he did, it might be
gathered and did appeare that the said Evelin did not intend
the good and profitt of the said Plantation and Jointstocke, but
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